General InformationPrimal (Primal Systems Inc.) is a Canadian decentralized social media company built on the Nostr protocol, founded circa 2022 by Miljan Braticevic, with an estimated 11–50 employees.
Funding & FinancialsPrimal raised a $1 million seed round led by Ten31, with participation from Hivemind Ventures and other investors, announced in July 2023, making it the first VC-backed Nostr-focused startup.
Leadership & TeamMiljan Braticevic is the Founder and CEO, a serial software entrepreneur with prior experience in enterprise software and Bitcoin (previously founded Rise Wallet); the engineering team was assembled with help from Tihomir Bajic.
Recent ActivityPrimal launched a Premium subscription tier (Primal Premium) offering features such as 10GB media storage, contact list backup, content backup, and a Primal Name Nostr address, with ongoing development of Blossom protocol support for interoperable media hosting.